Tech investments in Europe are reportedly in bloom after a long fallow period. This turnaround is the subject of a report Monday (June 3) by the Financial Times (FT), which noted that deal making has picked-up at early stage companies, with venture capital (VC) groups...
Venture capital (VC) operation General Catalyst has reportedly raised almost $6 billion for technology startups. The company, which has invested in Stripe, Snap and Mistral, could close its newest fund as soon as May, the Financial Times reported Sunday (April 28), citing sources familiar with the matter who say the funds...
With funding becoming scarce, European startups are reportedly turning to convertible debt. These increasingly complicated deals are becoming more and more popular for venture capital (VC)-backed firms, Reuters reported Monday (March 18), though they do risk eventually giving investors greater control. As the report notes, companies were...
Startups had a rough 2023, with the value of venture investments hitting a four-year low. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Jan. 4), investors spent the last year funneling money into artificial intelligence (AI) firms, though other tech companies struggled. The report, citing data from PitchBook,...
April 17, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helped pioneer venture debt as a critical source of alternative financing. After its untimely failure, many market observers are beginning to wonder — will that source of capital suddenly become more difficult for startups? “Ultimately, whether Silicon Valley Bank fails or doesn’t fail, what was happening in the environment was a broader […]
March 22, 2023
Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in a relatively small pond. That...
March 15, 2023
“Last weekend felt like the wild, wild West,” Charlie Youakim, CEO of payments startup and B Corp Sezzle, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in a recent conversation. “SVB had been around...
December 23, 2022
After reaching new heights in 2021, VC funding in EMEA slowed sharply in 2022. While final full-year tallies are not settled yet, data from the first three quarters suggests that...
June 17, 2024
Spanish venture capital (VC) firm Kfund has raised $75 million to fund tech projects. The company announced the new fund Monday (June 17), saying it would help support founders in Europe working “with foundational technologies” defined here as “data plays,” “platform layers,” and artificial intelligence (AI). “With a target size of €70 million, with K3 we will continue to […]
June 03, 2024
Tech investments in Europe are reportedly in bloom after a long fallow period. This turnaround is the subject of a report Monday (June 3) by the Financial Times (FT), which...
April 28, 2024
Venture capital (VC) operation General Catalyst has reportedly raised almost $6 billion for technology startups. The company, which has invested in Stripe, Snap and Mistral, could close its newest fund as soon as May, the Financial...
March 18, 2024
With funding becoming scarce, European startups are reportedly turning to convertible debt. These increasingly complicated deals are becoming more and more popular for venture capital (VC)-backed firms, Reuters reported Monday (March 18),...
